lấp ló

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of ló.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˧˦ lɔ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˦˧˥ lɔ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˦˥ lɔ˦˥]

Verb

lấp ló

to flicker; to glimmer; to scintillate; to appear and disappear intermittently
- 18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:
  䏾𦎛𤇥𤍊𥪝萌
  𦹵核拱闷浽情𩄲湄
  Bóng gương lấp ló trong mành,
  Cỏ cây cũng muốn nổi tình mây mưa.
  A [bright] mirror in the chamber, only half visible,
  [So beautiful,] Even some meek plants would not be able to hold themselves back from fantasizing.

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